Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1016 | 888 | 759 | 643 | 673 | 665 | 501 | 225 | 243 | 316 | 231 | 218 | 158 | 165 | 176 | 231 | 218 | 198 | 312 | 1035 | 3284 | 1576 | 2376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.89m | 8:27PM1.75m | 9:02AM1.89m | 9:28PM1.74m | 10:05AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.21m | 2:27PM0.26m | 2:47AM0.22m | 3:27PM0.27m | 3:47AM0.22m | 4:28PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1016 | 888 | 759 | 643 | 673 | 665 | 501 | 225 | 243 | 316 | 231 | 77 | 93 | 79 | 50 | 231 | 218 | 198 | 312 | 1035 | — | 1576 | 2376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 14 | 10 | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | 78 | 86 | 62 | 30 | 218 | 158 | 165 | 176 | 44 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | — | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | NNW 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 57 | 35 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 14 | — | 9 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 64 | 62 | 78 | 114 | 3284 | 560 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 193 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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